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J. CONNER.

SODA WATER APPARATUS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH CONNER, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE FIRM OF JOHNMATTHEWS, OF SAME PLACE.

SODA-WATER APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,172, dated May 28,1889.

Application filed March 2, 1889.

To aZZ whom, t 17mg/ concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH CONNER, a resident of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented an Improved Soda-Tater Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification. A

My invention relates, particularly, to the opening and closing of thedelivery of the sirup-tank by certain devices which enable ro the rod orvalve Within the sirup-tank to be raised and lowered by a parallel rodwithin orali arm entering through thewall of the apparatus from without,or other device outside of the sirup-tank, and so arranged that t-hesirup-tank can be removed from the apparatus for the purpose of cleaningand filling with- Vout having to disconnect any parts or adjustments.

The object of my invention is to overcome 2o certain objectionalfeatures of adjustments now existing as relates to the removal ofsirup-tanks and the replacing of the same in apparatus now in commonuse.

The invention consists in the details of improvement and thecombinations of parts, that will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis speciiication, in which Figure l is a vertical cross-section of thefront portion of a soda-water apparatus, showing my improvementsconnected with the sir- Y 11p-tank. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view ofthe under side of my improved valve-rod connection; and Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section on the line c c, Fig. 2.

The letter A in the accompanying drawings represents a portion of thecasing of a sodawater-dispensing apparat-ns. B is the cover thereof, andD is the compartment in which the sirup-tank E is placed.

a is a sirup-measuringcompartment at the lower part of the sirup-tank E,within which compartmentis a valve, l), that is connected with avertical rod or stem, F, that passes Serial No. 301,737. (No model.)

The above parts may all be of the ordinary or suitable construction, andform no part of my present invention.

The upper end of the rod or stem F is screw- 5o threaded at d, and toconnect most conveniently with an arm, G, that is carried by the .rod F.The arm G, on its under side, is provided with a recess, f, (see Figs. 2and 3,) which receives the end of a vertical rod or pusher, H. This rodor pusher is either angular, as in fullvlines, Fig. l, extending throughthe front Wall, j, ot the case A, and provided with a knob, Z, or itextends down, as by dotted lines, through guide-brackets g, in whichcase 6o it may have a collar, h, having a set-screw, c', that is adaptedto hold the collar in position. The collar h, coming against a bracket,g, holds the rod H in the proper position, with its upper end in therecess f. It the rod I-I projects through the side of the casing, alabel may be placed upon it to designate the kind of sirup Within itsrespective tank.

It will be understood that any desired number of tanks E may be placedin the apparatus, 7o each one havinga set ot valve-actuating means abovedescribed.

By the above construction the sirup-tank can be removed from theapparatus for the purpose of cleaning and illing without having todisconnect any parts or adjustments, whereby much time and trouble aresaved.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- The sirup-tank E andvalve-rod F, having 8o the projecting arm G, said arm having a recess onits under side, in combination with the pusher-rod I-I, engaging saidrecess, all arranged to admit the removal of the sirup-tank withoutdisturbing the rod H, substantially as described.

JOSEPH CONNER.

through the sirup-tank.

GEO. HEALY.

